Editors:
- Addresses the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) inclusion of Engineering Practices
- Provides practical tried-and-true examples from an international perspective
- Takes a balanced look at the successes and challenges that come with the integration of Science and Engineering Practices
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education (CTISE, volume 44)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Setting the Stage…The Culture and the Challenges
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Student-Centered Design…Exemplary Projects and Programs that Transfer Theory to Practice
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Preparing Teachers for the Grand Challenges…Exemplary Professional Development Practices
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About this book
The need for a scientifically literate citizenry, one that is able to think critically and engage productively in the engineering design process, has never been greater. By raising engineering design to the same level as scientific inquiry the Next Generation Science Standards’ (NGSS) have signaled their commitment to the integration of engineering design into the fabric of science education. This call has raised many critical questions...How well do these new standards represent what actually engineers do? Where do the deep connections among science and engineering practices lie? To what extent can (or even should) science and engineering practices co-exist in formal and informal educational spaces? Which of the core science concepts are best to leverage in the pursuit of coherent and compelling integration of engineering practices? What science important content may be pushed aside? This book, tackles many of these tough questions head on.
All of the contributing authors consider the same core question: Given the rapidly changing landscape of science education, including the elevated status of engineering design, what are the best approaches to the effective integration of the science and engineering practices? They answered with rich descriptions of pioneering approaches, critical insights, and useful practical examples of how embodying a culture of interdisciplinarity and innovation can fuel the development of a scientifically literate citizenry
. This collection of work builds traversable bridges across diverse research communities and begins to break down long standing disciplinary silos that have historically often hamstrung well-meaning efforts to bring research and practice from science and engineering together in meaningful and lasting ways.Keywords
- Engineering design practices
- Engineering education
- Game design education
- Learning engineering
- Learning science
- NGSS
- Next Generation Science Standards
- STEM education
- Science education
- Science literacy
- Serious educational gaming
- Serious games
- Student-centered design
- Teaching engineering
- Teaching science
- Technological literacy
- design thinking
- student engagement
- learning and instruction
Editors and Affiliations
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George Mason University, Fairfax, USA
Leonard A. Annetta
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North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
James Minogue
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Connecting Science and Engineering Education Practices in Meaningful Ways
Book Subtitle: Building Bridges
Editors: Leonard A. Annetta, James Minogue
Series Title: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16399-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16398-7Published: 14 March 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79228-6Published: 24 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16399-4Published: 02 March 2016
Series ISSN: 1878-0482
Series E-ISSN: 1878-0784
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 385
Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations
Topics: Science Education, Engineering/Technology Education, Learning & Instruction